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Holding the Watch!
Out across the oceans sailors and airmen are holding the watch to keep our freedom. #ddg #fa18 #supershornet #navalsafari...
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![USS Gyatt DDG-712 (1956)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44d869_9b930781d037454a8c4c6a23a9d38a4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44d869_9b930781d037454a8c4c6a23a9d38a4a~mv2.webp)
USS Gyatt DDG-712 (1956)
#otd USS Gyatt DDG-712 underway 3 December 1956 after modification and recommissioning. She became the worlds first guided missile...
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Caption?
Caption? #flynavy #mh60 #ddg #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
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DDG torpedo launcher
We were asked recently about DDG's having torpedo launchers, well they do, here is a Mark 32 Mod 15 weapons system firing a torpedo from...
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USS Luce DDG-38
Flashback to 1988 with USS Luce DDG-38 underway, and who is that sneaking up behind her? Also with looking it up, who can identify her...